With the end of the cold war, the centrally planned Balkan countries of the Communist era have started undergoing a comprehensive social process of transformation involving the economy, politics, security and culture.
The French Senate has approved the bill criminalizing the Armenians' allegations of a so-called genocide.
The Middle East is calm nowadays but significant developments are taking place.
The French Senate has approved the bill criminalizing the Armenians' allegations of a so-called genocide. Although not a law as yet, the bill arouses the expectations that French President Sarkozy is going to sign it in a fortnight and it will not be referred to the Constitution Court.
Croatians went to the polls for a referendum on January 22, 2012 for EU membership.
The death of Denktaş who committed almost all his life to the Cyprus issue saddened Turkey as well just as it did the Turkish Cypriot community.
Nearly 15 months have passed since October 3, 2010 when the general elections in Bosnia Herzegovina were held and it has almost just been possible for the sides to reach a compromise for the formation of a new government.
Turkey has become the world politics and diplomacy hub in the past one week.
This week we are going to visit Syria, Iran, Lebanon and Iraq that seem like the most important stops in the Middle East that has an active agenda nowadays.
President Abdullah Gül welcomed Lee Myung-Bak with an official ceremony at Çankaya Presidential Palace.
Iran has launched other military exercises in a move to show muscles to foes.
Speaking to reporters during a visit to Bulgaria, Clinton said: "What happened yesterday at the United Nations was a "travesty."
At a Munich Security Conference panel titled, “Building a New Middle East”, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu criticized the Russian and Chinese veto of a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution on Syria, which was also backed by the Western powers and the Arab League.
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hosted South Korean President Lee Myung-bak at one of the historical places in İstanbul.
U.S. President Barack Obama made statements on the Middle East and the presidential election.
Republican primaries continue in the USA.